This asks you to examine and summarize a performance improvement model and listed below, using a real from a Canadian healthcare organization's quality improvement initiative.

• PDSA
• Rapid Cycle Improvement
• FOCUS- PDCA
• FADE
• LEAN
• SIX SIGMA
• LEAN SIX SIGMA

Many examples of improvement projects conducted by healthcare organizations can be found in academic literature or on the internet.

• Find 1 example of a Canadian healthcare quality improvement project and summarize the improvement models used, including diagrams and charts to demonstrate the models discussed.
• Summarize the main principle(s) of the improvement model used and explain how the concepts and techniques worked in practice.
• Discuss the background of the healthcare issue identified, the current state and improvement outcome goals in the real healthcare quality improvement project you found.
• Performance improvement projects consist of four steps, describe how the improvement project steps used in your example in detail.
  1. Define the improvement goal
  2. Analyze current practices
  3. Design and implement improvements
  4. Measure success
• Provide your own conclusion on the success of the initiative and any recommendations you would have in terms of other quality improvement tools that could be used, improvements to methodology and areas for further quality review.
• Ensure that you provide the case study in your submission (i.e. hyperlink or download and submit of the case study document).